<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true">HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language and is used to structure content on the web like a skeleton of a website.It doesn’t perform logic or calculations but tells the browser how to display text, images, buttons, and create links.Created by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991, HTML has evolved through multiple versions, with HTML5 being the current standard.HTML5 introduced modern features such as video and audio embedding, semantic elements, and improved mobile compatibility.